The American and English Encyclopedia of Law, Volume 16John Houston Merrill, Thomas Johnson Michie, Charles Frederic Williams, David Shephard Garland E. Thompson, 1892 |
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... tion , by - laws , etc. , of the organization . It is probably correct to say that it is in both and all.1 As contracts , they present no extraordinary features , nor do they call upon the courts for a difficult task of construction in ...
... tion , by - laws , etc. , of the organization . It is probably correct to say that it is in both and all.1 As contracts , they present no extraordinary features , nor do they call upon the courts for a difficult task of construction in ...
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... tion of the policy , which would not be waived by the collection of the premium . It was held , that it was competent for the parties to stipulate for a termination of the company's liability upon a de- fault in payment of the premium ...
... tion of the policy , which would not be waived by the collection of the premium . It was held , that it was competent for the parties to stipulate for a termination of the company's liability upon a de- fault in payment of the premium ...
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... tion , which affect property or pecuniary interests , as to those of a corporation . The same general rules of law and equity , so far as regards the control of them , and the adjudication of their re- served and inherent powers to ...
... tion , which affect property or pecuniary interests , as to those of a corporation . The same general rules of law and equity , so far as regards the control of them , and the adjudication of their re- served and inherent powers to ...
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... tion of beneficiary is unrestricted that the question of insurable interest and the rules of construction governing the same become important . Freeman v . National Ben . Soc . , 42 Hun ( N. Y. ) 252 , provided the contract be not in ...
... tion of beneficiary is unrestricted that the question of insurable interest and the rules of construction governing the same become important . Freeman v . National Ben . Soc . , 42 Hun ( N. Y. ) 252 , provided the contract be not in ...
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... tion of all losses and expenses accruing in and to the class in which his prop- erty is embraced ; " and that the policy shall create a lien upon the property insured for the security of the deposit note , " and the cost which may ...
... tion of all losses and expenses accruing in and to the class in which his prop- erty is embraced ; " and that the policy shall create a lien upon the property insured for the security of the deposit note , " and the cost which may ...
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Page 447 - There must be reasonable evidence of negligence. But where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence in the absence of explanation by the defendant that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 389 - Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.
Page 308 - In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Page 434 - But it is generally held, that, in order to warrant a finding that negligence, or an act not amounting to wanton wrong, is the proximate cause of an injury, it must appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances.
Page 278 - ... (b) On the starboard side, a green light, so constructed as to throw an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Page 297 - ... other; in other words, to cases in which by day each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line or nearly in...
Page 293 - ... (c.) When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Page 280 - ... so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the ship, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam...
Page 281 - A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
Page 240 - It would be a narrow rule to hold that in this country, unless a river was capable of being navigated by steam or sail vessels, it could not be treated as a public highway. The capability of use by the public for purposes of transportation and commerce affords the true criterion of the 113.